markets take another leap lower. ., ., , ., ~ equity markets take another leap lower. ., ., , ., joshua maloneyyou. so, as we touched on just there, thursday was an ugly day on wall street. the dow sliding nearly 500 points as recession fears re—emerged. both the s&p 500 and the tech—heavy nasdaq also closed in the red. with more on what sparked the sell off, here's our north america business correspondent michelle fleury. yes, not even amazon could lift wall street out of its funk. shares in the e—commerce giant fell more than 4% after it reported sales grew 10% to $148 billion. now that marked a slowdown from the prior quarter and it's forecast further weakening in the months ahead. it wasn't the only tech firm either whose results left investors with a sour taste. intel stock plunged after the chip maker said it plans to cut 15,000 jobs and announce disappointing results. sales sagged at social media company snap. the only bright spot was apple, which reported solid revenue despite a drop in iphone sales. now, wall street's jitters started even before big tech earnings came out. the dow fell